[Healeys] Healey Wind Blocker

[Bob Spidell]

I looked into buying/building one a couple years ago; a friend and I 
until recently took a long--up to 5K miles--Healey trip every spring and 
the wind battering definitely adds to fatigue.  When I discussed it with 
my friend/navigator he said not to do it; getting beaten-up by the wind 
was part of the 'experience.'

The hood only comes up in hard rain, and that's mostly to keep the 
floorpans (relatively) dry.


On 4/5/2020 8:34 AM, ahbn6--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> *Moss also has one although at a higher price. They are also available 
> on eBay and SC Parts among others*
>
> **
>
> *John Sims*
>
> *www.healey6.com <http://www.healey6.com/>*
>
> *Matawan, NJ*
>
> **
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Robert 
> Begani
> *Sent:* Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:06 AM
> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* [Healeys] Healey Wind Blocker
>
> Listers:
>
> Every time I saw a newer sport convertible with a plastic shield 
> behind the front seats, I wanted one for my Healey because after 50 
> MPH the wind blowing from behind is a tremendous force which will blow 
> your hat off and discourage your female passenger from ridding with 
> you when the top is down.  I had seen that https://www.lbcarco.com had 
> Wind blockers for all LBC, but, not the big Healey.  So I considered 
> building my own and looked them up on the site to see how they were 
> constructed, found the now have a Wind blocker for the big Healey, and 
> immediately ordered it for $175.00.
>
> In the past 2 days since installing Wind Blocker, it has become my 
> best purchase to give comfort to my top down driving.  In Florida in 
> the winter it is the land of top down driving and I have not put up 
> the top for 2 years.  I may never put up the top, unless I am going 
> hundreds of miles in the hot sun.
>
> I used a piece of ¾ inch PVC pipe cut to the distance between the 
> posts and a little more so the pipe wedged between the posts and 
> laying on the top frame holds up the Tonneau cover tightly so there is 
> little drape. I was able to wrap and fold the Tonneau around the posts 
> to get a good seal.  May attach straps later to complete the seal.
>
> Highly recommended for those who love to drive our LBC’s with the top 
> down.  Best toy for your Healey.  I have no interest in lbcarco.  
> Also, the product is hard to find as you have to scroll down the list 
> of special offers to find, however, it is in the search field under 
> Tonneau.
>
> Sorry about the poor pictures in the garage, finally, it is raining.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Begani
>
> BJ8 ‘67
>
>

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